Didn't see a troll bike thread, but had to share this.
Is... Is that you?
that's gross af
>>903694
Looks like a Track Bike that was re-tasked as a street Fixie. It's got a front brake, and maybe that Big Bird thing on the handlebars has a horn.
I do get pissed when someone takes a historically significant road frame, e.g. an old curved stay Hetchins, and files off the derailleur hanger and brake cable guides to make a smooth fixie frame. In the case of this Bianchi, it doesn't look molested; there's nothing to prevent it from being restored to it's original self.
>>904219
>there's nothing to prevent it from being restored to it's original self.
A piece of trash?
Pic rrrrrrelated
Funny that its a Bianchi.
I use to take walmart Thruster Fixies, debadge them, throw on Bianchi stickers and sell them for double the price. I sold 4 of them to bike snobs who had no fucking clue.
They talked about how lightweight the frame was and how they could "feel" the craftsmanship.
I always told them how i bought it secondhand and the previous owner turned it into a fixie and i restored it the best I could. They talked about how sad it was that the original components weren't there.
I laughed all the way to the bank.
>>903694
What's wrong with it? Not a fan of the big bird but the rest looks fine. The flat bar riding posture is apparently better for riding on the street; I'm going to switch mine over from drop bars.
It looks way too pristine to be a beater but I'd still ride it. Plus it has nav light color coded handlebars.
>>904224
i must be sick in the fucking head because i sorta want to cover the columbus slx sticker on one of my bikes with that
>>904639
cool story bro
>>905278
Oh god.
Its like a thruster and a denali had a child and aborted it the day before it was due
>Painting the chain
Hands down the single gayest thing you can possibly do to a bike. It can't even be done ironically it's so fucking gay.
>>905376
That's just awesome
>>903694
its like 100x better than what i ride. are you trying to make me sad at xmas time?
if i had your money, i could burn mine.
>>904639
things that didnt happen: the post
>>904140
>im fine with my fellow human beings run over because they sport(this kind of) bike
being edgy at 12...how is that??!!
>>905376
Wow, how does that even work? Do you and your friend have to weigh the same or do you just ride in circles all day?
>>905429
>he doesn't know how to greentext
>projecting this hard
choose both
>>903694
not much of a troll when 25% of Pistas are retarded hipster abominations.
>>905445
right seat pedals and hangs on. left seat steers
>>905376
Apparently this style of bike is called a Sociable, and has been around since the late 1800s. It looks like it works pretty well, at least until the inevitable crash and divorce.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giGm7n9n_Ps
I forgot how autistic /n/ was.
Thanks for bringing a chuckle to my day chaps
rate
>muh garbon aerospoke
>shitty wheel in the back
>shitty cranks
>toe clips, not power straps
>i didn't even know they made pistas that small, is that a 49?
>forward and upright riding position
>looks like the brake lever is almost butted up to the grip
>track headtube angle and trail with BMX bars
>>905325
>rifle on right side
>using the left eye
>no magazine loaded
based PSG-1/MSG-90 though.
>>906101
Is that rear wheel smaller than the front or am I seeing things?
>>906149
It is
>>906101
this is very good. excellent
>>907715
but wait there's more
>>907725
8/10
>>907725
jamis soniks are actually dope
I'm not sure if that's stock paint though.
>>907739
Presumably it's trustifarians that are buying them.
>>907739
They indeed spend all that money on a fashion accessory. There's also always a bunch of people selling used ones because they soon enough realize how fucking stupid was it to waste all that money on such thing.
>>904219
what's the point of those curly stays? to prevent the chain from hitting it? If that were the case, why is the seatstay also bent? is it just to be a meme?
>>907762
It's only for looks.
>>904219
It says PISTA on the top tube. Also: track ends.
>>907718
AEROSPOKE WHY
AEROSPOKE WHY
AEROSPOKE WHY
>>905861
Wouldnt call that a troll bike. Just the wrong tool for the job. A rack belongs nowhere near that bike.
Vigorellis still ride nicely despite their reputation.
>>906101
how is that front wheel stable?
>>907801
>pleb doesn't know about based CDale lefty forks
>>905861
I got another one.
>>907720
>>905861
bars say "race"
rack says "pizza delivery"
>>909417
It just gets worse the longer I look...
>>909467
What bothers me the bost is this stupid Cablehousing for the shifters which seem to be mounted on top of Canecreek brakelevers
>>909469
>being this retarded
those are gevenalle shifters doggy
>>909469
Retroshift is pretty cool and it has its place.
>>909417
What exactly is this?
>plastic wheels
>plastic wheels
>plastic wheels
>>909471
>and it has its place
Yes, in the garbage.
>>909484
That thing is rad.
>>909471
What abominations. Just get DTs or brifters. Fuck, get trigger shifters. Get stem shifters. Anything but this.
>>905862
>flat bars
>pursuit geometry
Jesus Christ.
>>909531
Honestly, I love 'em, and I'm really curious about the vitriol that some have for them.
>>909534
Not just flat bars, riser bars!
>>909519
>that thing is rad
>>909538
I always like when someone posts this pic, fucking love that weird ass bike. The grass bits are too much though.
>>909535
Disregarding any aesthetic or ideological arguments, it just seems like a bad idea to mount them there on the levers. You can only really shift from the hoods. Yes, if you had DTs, you'd have to shift your hand anyway. But these'd also get in the way of the levers if you were on the hoods.
That being said, I also think those look really ugly. I appreciate jerry-rigged stuff, but those are purpose-built kludges.
>>909610
>>909624
how cum colnagos are so ugly
>>909474
Nah senpai
>metal wheels
>metal wheels
M E T A L
H
E
E
L
S
>>909641
Okay
>>903694
>>905862
>>909484
>>909624
I got a winner.
>>909662
Jesus wept
>>909662
Needs more aero
>>909610
What do we have here
>>909484
Pic related
>>909538
Want to be him, but don't have the courage.
>>909610
Dat cable kink.
>>909624
I have this exact basket, but mine looks better.
>>909662
Needs tassels.
>>909662
>no coaster brake
>no chain guard
>no banana seat w/ sissy bar
2/10 would not ride
>>909531
>STOP LIKING THNGS I DON'T LIKE
>>907725
WHAT IS THAT FENDER WHAT IS THAT FENDER WHAT IS THAT FENDER TELL ME TELL MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>909698
>>907702
WHAT
>>909662
>食人
kek
>>910744
I just found a lump on my neck, right now I'm really really hoping it's cancer...
>>910436
Special purpose what?
>>910873
you don't know what your special purpose is?
well, today's the day!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJJA6WRpvlg
>>911917
Based theft deterrence technique
>>911941
I saw a decent looking MTB today with totally inconspicuous masking tape covering all of the branding.
>>908890
>Quick release
Aaaaaand it's gone.
>>911964
>>911965
As undeniably nifty as it is that bike components and frames /can/ be made out of wood or bamboo, I'm always at a loss to understand why anyone actually wants these things.
>>911967
>Bicymple
Disc brakes
Oh boy
>>911967
get a pfarth at this point
>>911967
LMFAO
>>911967
>fucking $2700 for a two-speed bike
and won't that brake just fucking endo your ass
>>907725
>Just locking the top tube.
lel
>>912157
>>912205
change the seat and thats a nice bike
>>912208
and rotate the post 180º
and put some bartape on
>>912214
Oh shit I didn't see that his post was fucked ahahaha
Gather around. I'm going to tell you all a story.
I live in New York City. There's a thing with old bikes. If the bikes look old as fuck, have rusty locks, or is just plain abandoned, it's fair game for anybody to take.
I do this sometimes and I find some pretty neat bikes. I've even seen abandoned Trek road bikes.
>>912342
Yeah I watched this guy abandon his bike by locking it to a post and then he went into a store. Free trek
>>912113
>and won't that brake just fucking endo your ass
learn2modul8
>>912695
I really don't get this.
I keep seeing these surlys with rediculous stacks.
why don't they update their geometry ?
whats the benefit of this tiny headtube.
why no slope ?
>>912854
Longer seat stays are more comfortable and they do have a tall head tube.
People who stack their steerers are just gay and you can't fix that.
>>912856
i get the seatstays , but how do they factor into headtube size ?
when I see a bike like this I allways ask my self why they don't look more like the specialized awol.
If you don't ride you're bike droped why have such a small headtube and horizontal top tube.
>>912859
well first, the cross check is a cross bike, not a touring bike.
Both however have about an inch of extra head tube between the top of the top tube, and the bottom of the headset race. This helps raise the bars.
Surly's touring bikes tend to ship with a +17 stem. This raises the bars.
Reasons against using the AWOL geometry more ubiquitously is that, if the standover height is the same on both bikes, I'd really rather that dimension remain constant along the whole top tube, not just the back half. The AWOL has the top tube about 2" taller at the front end of the bike.
The other reason is that the extra tubing to get a head tube taller will weigh significantly more. Like literally twice as much headtube.
just think about it buddy.
overlay pictures or something.
>>912859
Another reason is the long HT will be stiffer, but in the wrong plane. A short headtube will stress the DT and TT to flex a bit more when on rough terrain.
That's also why you might not want stack to scale with size. Because it's better if taller riders add one or two extra spacers than getting a not-so-well-riding front end.
The stupid chimney type stacks are just that though, and double so with a downpointing stem on top. Tars gonna tard.
>>909544
Does anon even research? They _are_ purpose built for _Cyclocross_. They are a solution for very muddy conditions which ruin expensive Ultegra shifters. They do _not_ get in the way of the levers you fucking fuckity fuck that never has tried them to know. I have them on my cross bike and they do the job well. Next fucking question you I-make-assumptions-but-I-have-no-clue fucker.
>>912930
Weight is just some made up bullshit anon invented to justify his surlitude.
Like I said, it's either in front end stiffness - as with Brandt of On-One/PlanetX designs - or easthetic preference for horisontal top tubes, or both.
It's the kind of rider weight adjusted front end stiffness Specialized "invented" recently for their carbon road frames (I forget what they called it), but old school.
>>907718
I fucking want one of those cargo bikes.
Where can you get them from? In the UK btw.
>>912854
That pic doesn't look like a stock LHT
>>912959
It's not. It's a Cross-Check. It even says so on the top tube. Jesus fuck.
>>910436
>Special Purpose
Guess I'll never be awesome.
>>911975
You get similar ride comfort to carbon, without losing all your hipster street cred selling out the steel is real crowd to the oppressive mainstream cycling system.
>>913472
can anybody explain to me why this is a thing ?
is it just for the giggles ?
I don't get it.
>>913555
I guess fixiefags find rear racks or panniers too "dorky"
It's just another fad
>>913555
Super aero riding position, superlight drop only bar tape, superlight/-aero carbon/high profile rims, thin slicks, high gearing, clips.
Ironic pizza rack.
Just to show you don't realy care and is not a failed athlete wannabe. Because that wouldn't be cool.
>>913565
>superlight...bar tape
>microfiber tape is only chosen for weight savings
>superlight...rims
>aerospoke
>light
>high gearing
>clips
>not even in the frame
Are you sure you are quoting the right picture?
>>913565
>just to show you don't really care
that would be the part where he's riding fixed with no brakes in the winter.
atleast he's going home with some studs, right?
>>909610
punk as fuck: 10/10 approved crusty punk scumbag bike
>>910744
The bike reflects the user. This one:
> hot and insane.
>>909531
I think they're specifically meant for cross bikes, where you can't be reaching for bar-end shifters
But that barely makes sense because in a cross race you're gonna need STI to do it right IMHO.
So yeah, there's not much reason for these. If they weren't so ridiculous expensive, or strapped to plastic Tektro brakes, I'd be more interested.
Bar-ends beat em by far. Much less fumbling / awkward hand motions
>>913472
the people who build such bullshitbikes must be either wealthy as fuck or they suck alot of dicks just to get their stupid aero/tri/whateverspoke wheels just to show off
>>913845
>$400 new
>wealthy as fuck
Aerospokes are dumb, but so are you.
>>909610
wot
surly has too much stack; owner was sold wrong size frame. and sloping head tubes definitely don't suck. They've become industry standard for a reason. they cut down how much seat tube you need while at the same time allow you to be more flexible with fit, which saves manufacturers money in having to offer fewer frame sizes.
not to mention that spacers are structurally inferior to having a taller head tube.
>>911975
Bamboo is light and comfy tho
>>913646
Wasn't specific to the bike in the picture. Commented the pizza rack meme that anon wondered about in more general terms.
>>913862
>missing stem cap
only the dead can know peace from this evil
>>913884
what's wrong with front racks and why would this be a meme?
baka
>>913737
Cyclocross riders love them more than STI because they're dirt simple and bulletproof. STI shifters don't work great after taking repeated gritty mudbaths; while downtube/barend shifters keep trucking. Bash your derailleur midrace and it no longer indexes right? Twist a knob and rock it in friction mode.
Retroshift isn't exactly as convenient as STI shifters (have to be on the hoods, can't easily shift from the drops) but it's still way more stable than shifting at the ends of the bars or on the downtube.
Doesn't matter if they look dorktastic - they really work in the cyclocross world, and aren't going away any time soon.
>>913920
>Cyclocross riders
No, a small minority of CX riders do.
>>913920
Order yours today!
retroshift.com/viralmarketing
>valve caps
RRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>913920
Cx riders do STI way more
Also my point is if it's not a real cx race bike, using these is kinda silly and pretentious. It seems like hipsters put them on their commuter, gravel, and touring bikes for dork cred.
I don't hate them, but I'm dead certain bar end is more logical and more reliable/sturdy
>>913862
mirrors to check the weather, i guess…
>>913976
Why wouldn't you put them on a touring bike? They seem to combine the convenience of STI shifters with the dead simple mechanics of bar end shifters pretty well. That's not just a benefit in CX.
>>914020
Because barcons are a meme, and really not that great.
>>914021
What's wrong with them?
>>911967
From the comments on the youtube promo vid:
>It's a unicycle with a training wheel and handle bar.
>>913976
They're exactly the same shifters as bar end. Why would they be less reliable just because they're located in a different place? Less likely to hit the ground in a crash when they're not located on the extremities of the bars.
>>914033
They get damaged easily, the index mechanisms are fragile, they are not that convenient to use, and they get in the way of your knees. The one saving grace is friction mode on the handlebars.
>>914073
They're way less fragile than STI and all the other problems are solved by putting them on the hoods.
>>913913
There's nothing wrong with front racks. There is, however, something very wrong with hipsters.
Something that makes them take all kinds of kit and ideas that by themselves make a whole lot of sense, and then makes it all pointless, useless and silly by randomly mixing concepts without any forethought, insight or concept of context.
Like building a high end track bike, sometimes for quite a lot of money ... to use as a daily beater. That isn't even practical in the slightest, and makes them look like tryhard faggots and failed wannabes.
Like the fat Lampre guy, but slimmer.
And when that all dawns on them, self doubt and angst coming down like a tonne of bricks, they put a pizza rack on to push the _sports_equipment_ they ended up with, by being retards without any concept of or regard for application, into 'ironic' territory.
It's like buying a Zonda for your daily chores and commute, and end up nigger-rigging a trailer to it to fit the groceries.
A hipstersofa in front of a modern track bike is like shoving your hand up grandmas crotch during the holliday get-togethers, and announcing to everyone that you were 'only joking'. "Ironically."
You weren't being 'ironic', you were being a retard. And the moronic coverup makes it even more painful.
>>914144
I liked my front rack on my old shitbike, but it was a shitbike. That's what front racks are for.
100% agreed that I facepalm every time I see racks on a carbon fredsled.
>>903694
That's a really nice bike.
>>906133
>not using swan style toeclips
wow bro u must be doin hEcTiC sKiDz~
toe clips do the job fine, are classy, and dont make you look like a faggot hypebeast
>>909357
there in 30 minutes or less or its free
>>909538
>>908648
>>913748
>>913942
>>914441
>>914545
>>905773
There's nothing inherently wrong with that bike. Flip the bars back down and it's 100% normal again.
I've heard those bars referred to as hobo bars or bum bars because they're the result of people "getting" (stealing) bikes that are too small. So they flip the bars around to make the effective grip area much higher.
They just have been a fad for couriers for a while too. In that Kevin Bacon movie, Quick Silver, some of the couriers had bard like that.
>>914716
you don't have a very good sense of proportion, do you?
Whoa
Whoa
>>914838
Shit you see in NY
>>914111
>>914021
>>914033
>>914072
Bar cons aren't a meme. They are ultra durable and will probably last your lifetime. STIs probably won't.
The new barcons-on-brake things are somewhere in the middle. Those tektro brakes have a lot of plastic, if they break in a crash you lose an expensive part.
They probably won't ever get crashed that hard, but I'm just talking hypothetically. I think they're kind of cool. My gripe is the cost and finger fumbling but i don't hate them at all. I like bar cons and I'm so used to them I don't want anything else
Whoa
>>914838
i'm ok with this.
>>914841
>They are ultra durable and will probably last your lifetime.
Not the indexing rings, no. As friction shifters, maybe.
> Those tektro brakes have a lot of plastic, if they break in a crash you lose an expensive part.
That's retarded, because the plastic body is not weak, and you could always just move the modified lever blade to a new set of brakes.
>>914856
>As friction shifters, maybe.
"maybe"
>That's retarded, because the plastic body is not weak
> the plastic body is not weak
> plastic body
> plastic
>just move the modified lever blade to a new set of brakes
"just"
>>914847
Kill it and him with fire, seriously fuck you.
This photo enrages me, jimmies are rustled.
>>914857
>"maybe"
Yes, maybe. The indexing parts of a barcon are much more fragile than a STI, and more likely to get damaged because of how rigid everything is. A STI will flop it's levers if you crash. Sram/Campy have the shift internals deep inside the hood bodies, and the shift levers are protected by the brake lever. For all of them, the shift levers move to two axis, except for the campy thumb lever, which is nested on the inside of the bars.
A barcon on the other hand, is really easy to jam perpendicular to the direction is is supposed to be thrown.
Integrated shifters don't fall to pieces when you crash them. Their relative complexity mostly just means they're more likely to gum up, and are more difficult to clean out.
>"just"
It isn't weak, and the "just" is a constitutional, even if you did brake the plastic brake body, it's easy to replace that part. However, it's unlikely that it will brake in the first place. You could completely mangle the front end of your bike and bend your handlebars and the brake body wouldn't break.
>>914847
what in gods......
>>914701
>implying this bike isn't cool as shit
>>914876
Okay guy
>>914701
>hating on the bridgestone picnica
fuck off outta here
>>914901
Not the guy you responded to, but barcons are shit, particularly Shimano ones where the fucking return spring gives out every few years and keeps the bike from staying in gear regardless of which mode you're in. They're fucking trihard gear that's been adopted by retrogrouches for fuck knows what reason. Either go with downtubes or get integrated controls.
Some guy was bragging and boasting about this piece of crap on cuckbook..
>>909484
Cool frame shitty setup . It's a shame..
>>914926
>trihard gear adopted by retrogrouches for fuck knows what reason
Bar end shifters were invented and became standard equipment on touring bikes decades before the invention and popularization of the aerobar, they were even used in the pro peloton during the 1960's.
This board is dangerously stupid
Bar end shifters are great, proven to work, and more durable than sti. People who tour the world on drop bar bikes choose bar end every time, because they last
Do not believe the one or two retards butt blasted about their glenvalle or whatever the fuck shitters
It is absolutely ridiculous to be calling bar ends a meme when they are riding with those $250 goof shifters
I want to build one of these when I grow up
>>914966
Did you properly read the argument? Those guys were arguing against bar end AND Genevalle shifters, because they're basically the same thing just in a different location.
Less talk more troll bikes
Here's one I saw today. KHS MTB to 700c drop conversion. Single speed. Seat post klug (some kind of clamp above the collar. No bolt in collar. Best part was the clipless pedals
I actually respect this bike. Probably owned by an illegal immigrant, hustling to get by
I'm going to be posting more on this Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/phillyprocycling/
Whoa
>>914990
a true beater
>>915075
my bad, you're right.
makes the bike even more impressive. 1x senpai
>>909538
This guy really knows how to carry a frame.
>tfw riding on my way home through downtown with a steel frame over my shoulder
>no straps or bag
>also heavy traffic
Nightmare mode [spoiler]Also rather fun[/spoiler]
>>915265
>no straps or bag
the long thin black thing with the bright red buckle is… ?
the burgundy red thing on his back that the seat tube is running thru is…?
Another 26" to 700c
Spray painted black. Including the brakes. Probably stolen
>>910744
>dat pinky finger
>>915309
I was greentexting my own experiences carrying frames.
Indicated by ">tfw".
lmao
>>911967
this made me laugh after a very hard day. i hate to say it but this bicymple peice of shit may have kept me from killing myself because of how bad this thing is.
GUYS
http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/bik/5413688965.html
>68.5 cm
>downtube shifters
>>916955
Someone big enough to ride that frame will have proportionally long-enough arms to reach those shifters just fine.
>>912121
>>Not knowing the Race Face logo when you see it
>18 days later
I was making a joke, don't be dumb.
>>916959
your shoulder placement is laughable bakayarou
>>916955
assuming there's a ~7 foot dude in the Detroit area that needs a used bike, he's gonna be fucking stoked to find this. I think anything over 65cm is a custom job.
>>917217
Might have something to do with torso and leg proportions. I'm all leg, short torso. So I struggle finding a bike with a short enough top tube and reaching down to dt shifters is a stretch
>>917262
>>916198
Nothing wrong with this. Would ride.
>>918466
Sikh bike dude.
>>918472
>sikh
>tilak
t.b.q.h. motherfucking kill yourself senpai desu desu
>>909484
What are those frames called?
>>918528
Pursuit
Does this apply?
Also have hauled:
>two tables
Another part journey in bus. Putted the the thing into baby stroller bay and asked the driver if it's OK. The driver's face: /___\
>a sofa
This is a special mention because I did it driving. Only time I needed that extra 24-cog at back, mostly due wind-drag. Several cars slowed down to take a picture.
>CRT projector
Part journey in train, where I handled the thing with a beer stroller. On bike part a police stopped me to take a drug test and record my indentity.
there's no need to comprise comfyness and aerodynamics
>>920497
I agree
>>920497
>10mm travel
Big one
>>920497
what does this bike even do
>>920924
slices, dices, and it'll cure your acne too!
>>920924
frame says "merc" so i'm guessing you can pay him to ride with you
>>917263
Who dis? I love.
>>920510
Tevas-n-jorts.
as unconventional as it is, I kind of like how that big swept-back bar looks on a 'bent. not sure it makes for ideal hand positions, but aesthetically it works for me somehow.
>>916955
i have a friend who is 6'6" and would love that bike
>>920969
no idea. some movie star I guess. saved it from a post here on 4chan somewhere.
>>920969
looks like that Khaleesi gal from GoT
>>920969
Emilia Clarke.
My lust for her is never ending.
>>918466
>>921664
i want to buy as a troll beater
where 2 cop
>>92360
HELL YEAH
GMC Denali with carbon fork and 105 components
...
>>923624
The fork was taken from a Cannondale Bad Boy as far as I remember.
>>909538
Want to cop those sandals
>>923611
looks like he respected your wishes and deleted.
what the hell was it?
>>918688
That reminds me.
Last summer I saw a dude riding a bike down the highway shoulder one handed, carrying a computer tower under his arm.
From the direction came from, he must have been biking for at least 5 km and he had at least another 4 to go before he got anywhere.
>>923901
Shit bike, yes. Troll bike, how? Kickstand only?
>>923901
this bike and those tiles look painfully familiar to me. where are you from?
>>923904
Marius is that you?
>>923929
no. just fukin answer the question.
